KARACHI – Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by five wickets in the 16th Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9 match at National Stadium Karachi on Thursday evening.
Chasing a 166-run target, Gladiators crossed the finishing line on the final ball of the match with five wickets in hand. Sherfane Rutherford was the top scorer with 58 runs followed by Jason Roy who made 52. Saud Shakeel made 24 and Akeal Hosein 22 runs. No other batsman could enter the double figures. Hasan Ali and Zahid Mahmood bagged two wickets each while Shoaib Malik took one wicket. Sherfane Rutherford was named player of the match.
After being asked to bat first by Gladiators skipper Rilee Rossouw, the Kings managed to reach 165/8 in the allotted 20 overs. James Vince was the top scorer with 37 runs followed by Mohammad Nawaz who made 28. Anwar Ali made 25 runs, Tim Seifert 21, Irfan Khan Niazi 15, Kieron Pollard 13 and Shoaib Malik 12 runs.
No other batter could reach the double figures. Abrar Ahmed bagged three wickets, Usman Tariq, and Akeal Hosein two each, while Mohammad Wasim took one wicket.
Karachi Kings Playing XI: Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Anwar Ali, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Blessing Muzarabani
